Storytelling

In these TED Talks, masters of storytelling share their creative secrets and explore new approaches to their age-old craft.

Video playlists about Storytelling

Personal tales from the edge of life

14 talks
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3h 53m

Beautiful, intimate and ultimately uplifting stories of challenge -- from making a new home in a strange country, to rebuilding life after unthinkable tragedy.

How to tell a story

6 talks
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1h 51m

Why do we love our favorite stories? Do they need a beginning, middle and end, and a character who changes by the conclusion? Masters of storytelling explore new answers to age-old questions of the craft.

Words, words, words

12 talks
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2h 28m

As Wittgenstein wrote, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." Watch talks by linguists, data analysts and word nerds.

Before public speaking…

8 talks
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1h 24m

If you’ve got a presentation to give at work or school — or are perhaps getting ready to speak at a TEDx event? — we recommend these talks to help get you pumped up.

Ed Gavagan

Jon Ronson

TED Books

How Did You End Up Here?: The Surprising Ways Our Questions Connect Us

More than 100 all-time favorite questions to ask someone you've just met. What do the questions we ask reveal about ourselves?AppKindleiBookNook

Episode: Framing the Story

Stories ignite our imagination; they let us leap over cultural walls and cross the barriers of time. Stories affirm who we are, and allow us to experience the similarities between ourselves and others, real or imagined. Stories help us make meaning of our lives. In this hour, TED speakers explore the art of storytelling – and how good stories have the power to transform our perceptions of the world. Listen now